If you love the idea of homemade laundry soap and carpet deodorizer, but aren’t quite as excited about actually making them, then this is the Etsy store for you. Personally, whenever I read a post about DIY laundry soap, I get about as far as grating a bar of soap, and then I know it’s not for me, at least not for the next 5 years. Amber sent me samples of her dishwasher soap, laundry soap, lemon cleaning scrub, and carpet deodorizer (a few tablespoons of each or enough to try them once or twice), in order to facilitate this review.

Bottom Line: I found Amber’s products to work just as well as my store-bought green versions. They left behind faint or no scent, which has been my experience with natural (rather than synthetic) fragrances in general, and which I personally prefer. I will probably buy at least one of these cleaners when my store-bought ones run out.

Affordable! About the same price as or cheaper than store-bought green cleaners.

All ingredients listed on product pages (under “Materials” at the bottom). Ingredients are also listed on your product’s tag. I am familiar with all of the ingredients (vinegar, sodium bicarbonate, etc.).

Lemon Lime Dishwasher Soap worked as well as my favorite store-bought green one by Biokleen. Left behind a very faint citrus smell.

Tangerine Laundry Soap worked as well as my favorite store-bought green one by Biokleen (I do not like everything by Biokleen, by the way). I tried my sample with 2 loads: sheets and whites (my smelliest/ dirtiest load = my husband’s underwear and cleaning rags). I added Oxobrite to the whites load (which is what I usually do with my store-bought laundry soap). The sheets were washed with the Nothing But Soap laundry soap only. Worked great for both loads!

My friend Lys tried theLavender Rosemary Carpet Deodorizer for me since I have no carpet. She said it worked great on her condo carpet (she has 3 young children and no pets). Lys also tried the carpet deodorizer in her minivan (brilliant!) and said it also noticeably helped with odor there too. The lavender scent faded after a few hours. Amber has 2 dogs and says that her product works really well for getting out pet odors.

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